Joy of the Lord
June 19, 2008
Where do you get your joy from? Does eating make you happy? Does shopping make you happy? Is joy and happiness the same thing?
The Bible says “the joy of the Lord is my strength.” If I look to the Lord Jesus for my daily strength, I will be lifted up and will feel secure during my day. If I look to material things, my happiness is temporary. If I look to the lord for my joy, I get my joy on the inside and no one can take it away. Determination is my daily goal. Every day when I get up and stand on the scale, I say, “this is the day the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it.” I look to the Lord and not to the scale. Eating makes me temporarily happy but not joyful. I can eat when I’m sad or when I’m happy. That’s why I said to look inside for your joy.
The same thing works if you like to shop. Do you get your happiness from making a purchase? It makes me happy temporarily but that type of joy will not last.
Read your Bible. Look inside yourself. Determine that today you will be full the the joy of the Lord. Happiness is usually outside or external things. Joy is what we feel deep down inside our spirit.
What makes you happy? Where do you get your joy from?
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